* Ensures thorough and up--to--date coverage of all aspects of interpersonal processes. * Includes contributions by academics and other experts from around the world to ensure a truly international perspective. * Provides a comprehensive overview of classic and current research and likely future trends.

Series Editors' Forword Preface Part I: Cognition/Attribution 1. Attributions in Close Relationships: From Balkanization to IntegrationFrank D. Fincham 2. Cognition and the Development of Close RelationshipsBenjamin R. Karney, James K. McNulty, and Thomas N. Bradbury 3. Cognitive Representations of Attachment: The Content and Function of Working ModelsNancy L. Collins and Lisa M. Allard 4. The Structure and Function of Ideal Standards in Close RelationshipsJeffry A. Simpson, Garth J.O. Fletcher, and Lorne Campbell 5. Seeking a Sense of Conviction: Motivated Cognition in Close RelationshipsSandra L. Murray Part II: Social Motivation 6. Integrating Social Psychological Research on Aggression within an Evolutionary-based FrameworkNeil M. Malamuth and Tamara Addison 7. Helping and AltruismJohn F. Dovidio and Louis A. Penner 8. The Death and Rebirth of the Social Psychology of NegotiationMax H. Bazerman, Jared R. Curhan, and Don A. Moore 9. Motivational Aspects of Empathic AccuracyWilliam Ickes and Jeffry A. Simpson Part III: Affect/Emotion 10. Understanding People's Perceptions of Relationships is Crucial to Understanding their Emotional LivesMargaret S. Clark, Julie Fitness, and Ian Brissette 11. Emotional Intelligence: Conceptualization and MeasurementPeter Salovey, Alison Woolery, and John D. Mayer 12. Emotional Experience in Close RelationshipsEllen Berscheid and Hilary Ammazzalorso 13. The Status of Theory and Research on Love and CommitmentBeverly Fehr Part IV: Social Influence and Comparison 14. Interdependence in Close RelationshipsCaryl E. Rusbult, Ximena B. Arriaga, and Christopher R. Agnew 15. Social Comparison and Close RelationshipsBram P. Buunk and Frans L. Oldersma Part V: Self and Identity 16. An Evolutionary-Pyschological Approach to Self-esteem: Multiple Domains and Multiple FunctionsLee A. Kirkpatrick and Bruce J. Ellis 17. Is Loving the Self Necessary for Loving Another? An Examination of Identity and IntimacyW. Keith Campbell and Roy F. Baumeister 18. The Self We Know and the Self We Show: Self-esteem, Self Presentation, and the Maintenance of Interpersonal RelationshipsMark R. Leary 19. Self-expansion Model of Motivation and Cognition in Close Relationships and BeyondArthur Aron, Elaine N. Aron, and Christina Norman Part VI: Methods 20. A Statistical Framework for Modeling Homogeneity and Interdependence in GroupsRichard Gonzalez and Dale Griffin Part VII: Applications 21. Attachment Style and Affect Regulation: Implications for Coping with Stress and Mental HealthMario Mikulincer and Victor Florian 22. Marital Therapy and Social Psychology: Will We Choose Explicit Partnership or Cryptomnesia?Steven R. H. Beach and Frank D. Fincham Subject Index Author Index

This authoritative handbook provides a contemporary overview of classic and current research as well as an assessment of future trends in the field of interpersonal processes. Topics covered include social cognition in interpersonal settings, social motivation, affect and emotion, social influence and comparison, the self, methods and data-analysis, and applications of the field to real-world issues and domains. Includes 22 specially commissioned chapters offering unparalleled coverage of the whole field of interpersonal processesA carefully chosen team of authors from around the world ensures a truly international perspectiveFully referenced chapters include bibliographies for easy access to further study This handbook is essential reading for upper-level students looking for succinct overviews and for researchers seeking an authoritative definition of the field which also indicates likely future trends.

"Providing lively, state-of-the-art coverage about the vibrant interpersonal core of social psychology, this outstanding collection of original chapters puts the 'social' front and center in social psychology. Written by an all-star lineup of contributors, it is essential reading for social psychologists. Each chapter provides a scholarly overview of a cutting-edge research program and should enlighten readers for years to come. This superb volume is chock-full of thought-provoking discussion and stimulating ideas."—Professor Harry Reis, University of Rochester

Series Editor's Foreword. Preface. Part I: Cognition/Attribution. Part II: Social Motivation. Part III: Affect/Emotion. Part IV: Social Influence and Comparison. Part V: Self and Identity. Part VI: Methods. Part VII: Applications. Subject Index. Author Index.